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The Load
The Load
7.5
/10
2,663 Ratings

THE LOAD

Teret

Directed by Ognjen Glavonic
Serbia, France, 2018
Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

Vlada works as a truck driver during the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999. Tasked with transporting a mysterious load from Kosovo to Belgrade, he drives through unfamiliar territory, trying to make his way in a country scarred by the war.

Synopsis

Vlada works as a truck driver during the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999. Tasked with transporting a mysterious load from Kosovo to Belgrade, he drives through unfamiliar territory, trying to make his way in a country scarred by the war.

Our take

Set during the Kosovo war, Ognjen Glavonic’s narrative feature debut is a prudent yet forceful tale of the impossible decisions we make to survive. Brilliantly photographed and hauntingly atmospheric, The Load is brought to life through Leon Lučev’s devastatingly quiet lead performance.